Goddess's Fury Towards Di Jun, Nuwa Refutes Heavenly Marriage with Reason

The storm on the Lunar Star had temporarily subsided, but the shock, anger, and humiliation that filled Xi He and Chang Xi's hearts lingered. The two sisters sat in silence, the clear moonlight from the laurel tree unable to dispel the gloom clouding their brows.

"Sister, we absolutely cannot let this matter rest!" Chang Xi clenched the moon wheel in her hand, her fingertips turning slightly white from the pressure. "If Di Jun dares to bully us like this today, with his frivolous words and indecent behavior, and we swallow our pride, won't he be able to manipulate us at will in the future? This Heavenly Marriage cannot be accepted!"

Xi He's gaze was firm, and she nodded, "Indeed. We cultivators seek freedom and contentment, to do as we please. If we were to compromise ourselves for merit and destiny with such an arrogant and overbearing individual, wouldn't it be no different from imprisoning ourselves? Even if it is decreed by the Heavenly Dao, people's hearts can still turn! Let's go, we'll go find fellow Daoist Nuwa immediately, explain the situation, and ask her to be our arbiter!"

The two goddesses had made up their minds and wasted no more time. They summoned their Lunar Escape Lights and left the Guanghan Palace, heading directly towards Nuwa's dojo near Mount Buzhou.

Nuwa's dojo was filled with the aura of creation. Everywhere, one could see various clay figures she had sculpted – birds, beasts, human-headed serpents, all with different forms, each containing a faint spark of the spirit of creation. She was concentrating on a clay figure modeled after Pangu, yet felt it lacked a certain divine charm, when she suddenly sensed two cold yet urgent presences approaching.

"Hm? Xi He, Chang Xi, my sisters?" Nuwa was somewhat surprised and rose to greet them. She saw the two Lunar goddesses arriving together, their beauty undiminished, but their brows were shrouded in a lingering anger and grievance, a stark contrast to their usual aloof and composed demeanor.

"Sister Nuwa!" Chang Xi, being more impatient, couldn't help but speak as soon as she descended from the clouds, her voice tinged with a sob, "You must champion our cause!"

Xi He was relatively calmer, but her face was also frosty. After being invited into the hall by Nuwa and a sound-isolating barrier was set up, she recounted in detail everything that had happened that day: "Di Jun's" sudden arrival on the Lunar Star, his arrogant words, his contemptuous attitude, his forceful coercion, his attempted transgression, and finally, his direct threats.

As she spoke with indignation, even Xi He, with her cool temperament, couldn't help but tremble slightly, while Chang Xi's eyes turned red, clearly showing her extreme grievance and anger.

Nuwa listened quietly, her delicate brows furrowing gradually. Although her relationship with Xi He and Chang Xi wasn't extremely deep, she knew these two goddesses possessed noble characters and were not people to spread rumors or stir up trouble without reason. Furthermore, the actions of "Di Jun" they described were indeed utterly reprehensible, completely unlike the bearing expected of a Heavenly Emperor with Tao, and more like... a nouveau riche blinded by power?

"Are what my two sisters said true?" Nuwa asked with a grave expression, "Fellow Daoist Di Jun... truly acted like that?"

"Every word is true!" Xi He stated decisively, "My sisters and I are willing to swear upon our own Great Dao! If there is even half a lie, we shall suffer the backlash of the Lunar Star and never be reborn!"

Chang Xi also nodded vigorously, "Sister Nuwa, Di Jun's expression and tone at the time were absolutely not fake! He didn't take my sisters and me seriously at all, only seeing us as tools for him to gain merit and show off his power! How can such a partner be entrusted with a lifetime?"

Nuwa fell silent. She possessed the Red Embroidered Ball and governed the fate of marriage and relationships of heaven and earth, possessing her own unique perception of "love" and "destiny." She had initially felt that Di Jun uniting with the Lunar goddesses, yin and yang in harmony, was a beautiful thing that aligned with the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, when Di Jun invited her to officiate the Heavenly Marriage, she had not refused. However, now, if Xi He and Chang Xi's words were true, the foundation of this Heavenly Marriage – even the superficial "mutual affection" and "mutual respect" – had completely vanished, leaving only coercion and calculation.

Forcibly bringing about such a marriage would not only fail to harmonize yin and yang but might also sow greater seeds of disaster, which was contrary to her Dao of Creation and the principle of marriage.

"Although the Red Embroidered Ball governs marriage, it is not a tool to twist vines," Nuwa gently stroked the Red Embroidered Ball in her sleeve, feeling the laws of marriage contained within, her mind made up. She looked up at the two goddesses, who were full of expectation and grievance, and said in a gentle yet firm tone:

"Do not worry, my two sisters. If Fellow Daoist Di Jun is truly so unbearable, such conduct is certainly not the way of a good match. This Heavenly Marriage, since it is not what you desire, and the reason lies with him, I, Nuwa, will absolutely not be an accomplice and officiate such an unwilling, near-forced marriage!"

She paused and continued, "I will immediately send a message to Di Jun, state this matter, and return the betrothal gifts from the Heavenly Court on your behalf! The engagement for the Heavenly Marriage is hereby nullified! If he has any dissatisfaction, let him come and argue with me!"

Upon hearing that Nuwa not only refused to officiate but would also help them return the betrothal gifts, completely ending the matter, the taut strings in Xi He and Chang Xi's hearts finally relaxed, and their eyes revealed sincere gratitude.

"Thank you, Sister Nuwa, for your discernment and for championing justice for my sisters!" The two sisters bowed to Nuwa in a ritualistic salute.

Meanwhile, in the Thirty-three Heavens, at the Lingxiao Palace.

Di Jun was discussing the expansion of the Heavenly Court and countermeasures against the Witch Tribe with Tai Yi, Kunpeng, and other core members of the Demon Clan. He was full of high spirits, feeling that with the Heavenly Marriage imminent and merit descending upon him, the destiny of the Demon Clan would surely reach new heights. Suddenly, he felt something and received a divine sense message from Nuwa.

At first, a smile played on his lips, but as he listened, his expression gradually stiffened, then turned ashen, and finally, he slammed the imperial desk and stood up abruptly!

"Absurd! Shameless!" Di Jun trembled with rage, the True Solar Fire around him uncontrollably leaking out, causing the cloud bricks beneath his feet to sizzle and crackle. "When did I ever go to the Lunar Star? When did I say those damnable words? Do anything so frivolous?! This is clearly slander! A frame-up! And, return... return the betrothal gifts?!"

Tai Yi, Kunpeng, and the other high-ranking members of the Demon Clan were stunned, not understanding what was happening. After Di Jun suppressed his anger and roughly relayed Nuwa's message, the hall erupted in an uproar.

"There's such a thing?"

"Your Majesty would never act like this!"

"Someone must have impersonated Your Majesty to commit such a despicable act, intending to disrupt the Heavenly Marriage! Now they even want to return the betrothal gifts, this is a complete falling out!"

Tai Yi frowned deeply and said gravely, "Big Brother, this matter is strange. To perfectly impersonate your aura and form, deceiving the two divine goddesses Xi He and Chang Xi, is no easy feat. Could it be the Witch Tribe's doing? Or... that Xuan Wazi who has always been against my Demon Clan?"

Di Jun's expression was so dark it could drip water. He had naturally thought of Xuan Wazi, that "anomaly" who had repeatedly opposed him. But without evidence, how could he convince Nuwa and the Lunar goddesses based on mere speculation? Moreover, Nuwa's tone in her message was firm, even insisting on returning the betrothal gifts, clearly believing that story wholeheartedly!

"Fellow Daoist Nuwa's words in her message were firm, explicitly refusing to officiate the Heavenly Marriage and wanting to return the betrothal gifts," Di Jun took a deep breath, trying to calm his surging blood essence. "I will personally go and explain!"

However, when he and Tai Yi rushed to Nuwa's dojo, attempting to clarify the misunderstanding, they were met with a closed door. Nuwa did not appear, only sending a cold divine sense:

"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, the right and wrong of this matter have been clearly stated by my sisters Xi He and Chang Xi. I believe they would not slander someone out of thin air. The betrothal gifts have been sealed by me, and you may send someone to retrieve them. The matter of the Heavenly Marriage is hereby concluded, there is no need to mention it again. Please return."

No matter how Di Jun tried to explain, even offering to confront Xi He and Chang Xi face-to-face, Nuwa remained unmoved. Clearly, in her heart, she had already sided with the "bullied" goddesses and, in order to completely sever the karma, insisted on returning the betrothal gifts, leaving no room for negotiation.

In the end, Di Jun and Tai Yi could only return with their hearts full of suppressed frustration and anger, along with the returned betrothal gifts that felt like a slap in their faces. The news of the Heavenly Marriage being unilaterally canceled and the betrothal gifts being returned, although not immediately spread throughout the Primordial Era, had already caused quite a stir in high-level circles.

Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, using the Chaos Bead to conceal his form and remotely "observing" Di Jun's entire embarrassing ordeal, Xuan Wazi was clapping his thighs with delight.

[Ding! Detected that the Heavenly Marriage has been substantially interrupted due to the host's scheme. Nuwa refused to officiate and assisted in returning the betrothal gifts, while Xi He and Chang Xi resolutely resisted!]

[Mission 'Breaking Up Mandarin Ducks (Heavenly Marriage Edition)' Completion: 100%!]

[Mission Complete! Rewards Distributed: Innate Supreme Treasure 'God-Slaying Spear' (fragments have been reassembled) has been stored in the system space! Cultivation has been raised to the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal! Innate Enlightenment Tea replenished to 99 cubic meters! Unfilial Points +1,000,000 (including stage rewards)!]

[Current Unfilial Points: 1,500,000 (previous advances have been repaid)!]

[Note: The host has successfully made the Heavenly Emperor take the blame, enlisted the future Saint to assist in rejecting the marriage, and chilled the hearts of the goddesses. A triple win, the realm of being unfilial has reached perfection!]

Feeling the surging increase in his magical power, the dark red spear radiating immense killing intent and entwined with destruction dao patterns in his system space, and the Enlightenment Tea that could almost fill a small pond, Xuan Wazi grinned from ear to ear.

"All done, packing up! Brother Di Jun, the betrothal gifts have been returned, are you giving up now? Heh heh, next, we'll see how you clean up this mess!"

He hummed a little tune in a good mood, his form merging into the void, hiding his achievements and his name. In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun's roars were likely to echo through the Lingxiao Palace once again.